Necessity is the Mother of Invention

Necessity is the Mother of Invention

A well executed transseptal puncture is crucial for successful percutaneous transvenous mitral balloon valvotomy. We report a case of accidentally damaged Mullins sheath dilator. Due to immediate unavailability of another dilator at cardiac catheterization laboratory, angioplasty guidewire and bal...

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Main Authors: Ramanand Prasad Sinha, Shivani Rakesh Kothari, Ashok Suryakant Thakkar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
balloon mitral valvotomy
mullins dilator
transseptal puncture
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/7232/14926_CE[Ra]_F(P)_PF1(VIAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf
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Summary:A well executed transseptal puncture is crucial for successful percutaneous transvenous mitral balloon valvotomy. We report a case of accidentally damaged Mullins sheath dilator. Due to immediate unavailability of another dilator at cardiac catheterization laboratory, angioplasty guidewire and balloon was used as an additional assisting armamentarium for successful percutaneous transvenous mitral balloon valvotomy.
ISSN:2249-782X
0973-709X

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